The diplodactyline geckos are found in the range of Australian, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The family includes the world's largest geckos. Most of the diplodactylids lay a pair of soft-shelled eggs that lack calcite, while the rest are ovo-viviparous.
Please note that this section of the gecko pages is under revision and will be added to shortly.
| Genus | Common Name | No. of species | Distribution | Notes |
| Bavayia | New Caledonia | |||
| Carphodactylus | Chameleon Geckos | 1 | Australia | |
| Crenodactylus | Knob-Tailed Gecko | 1 | Australia | |
| Diplodactylus | 39 | Australia | ||
| Eurydactylodes | 2 | New Caledonia | ||
| Heteronotia | 3 | Australia | ||
| Heteropholis | New Zealand (South Island) | Members of this genus have now been reassigned to Naultinus: the name may occur in older literature. | ||
| Hoplodactylus | New Zealand | |||
| Lucasium | Beaded Geckos | 1 | Australia | |
| Naultinus | New Zealand | |||
| Nephurus | Knob-Tailed Geckos | Australia | ||
| Oedura | Velvet Geckos | Australia | ||
| Phyllurus | Leaf-Tailed Geckos | Australia | ||
| Pseudothecadactylus | 3 | Australia | ||
| Rhacodactylus | 6 | New Caledonia | ||
| Rhynchoedura | 1 | Australia | ||
| Saltuarius | Leaf-Tailed Geckos | 5 | Australia | |
| Underwoodisaurus | Thick-Tailed Geckos | 2 | Australia |
Lizards of the World, Mattison
Breeding and Keeping Geckos, Coborn, TFH 1995 - a particularly valuable book for lesser known geckos, especially the Diplodactylines, although some of the taxonomic data now seems to be outdated.
Keeping and Breeding Lizards, Mattison
Geckos: Keeping and Breeding Them in Captivity, Walls and Walls, TFH 1999.
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